The cartoon "Mickey's Picnic" from 1930
The picnic of Mickey mouse (The Picnic) is a 1930 film directed by Burt Gillett. It is an animated short film in the Mickey Mouse series, produced by Walt Disney Productions and released in the United States on October 23, 1930, distributed by Columbia Pictures. In the film, Pluto appears for the first time, who in the original edition of this short is called "Rover".
The Italian edition of the film is a 1991 reissue, computer colored and featuring new opening and closing credits. In the Italian dubbing the references to the dog's name are removed.
History
Short film made in 1930 and released on November 14 of the same year, Il Pic-nic di Mickey Mouse is the film, lasting just under 7 minutes, in which the character of Pluto appears for the first time. Minnie and Mickey, designed in a rudimentary way and completely different from the modern ones, leave for a picnic in the hills in Mickey's car in a cheerful whistle, together with their beloved dog, Pluto in fact, immediately very affectionate. He makes a lot of trouble by chasing two little squirrels while his masters throw themselves into a couple dance, completely forgetting the food they have placed on a tablecloth on the grass, in perfect American style. Many small animals take advantage of their distraction and, a little at a time, eat and steal everything. Minnie, Mickey and Pluto, engaged in their activities, do not notice anything but, suddenly, a storm forces everyone to go home with an empty stomach. The direction of the short film is by Burt Gillett, the music is by Carl Stalling while the animators are four: Johnny Cannon, Les Clark, Frenchy De Tremaudan and Norman Ferguson. Walt Disney lends, as on other occasions, his voice to Mickey Mouse as well as Minnie's voice again is that of Marcellite Garner. Originally, the short film was made in black and white but, later, the film was colored. As mentioned, Pluto first appeared here, whose name was however Rover; not everyone knows that, initially, Pluto was Minnie's dog and only later did his owner become, definitively, Mickey Mouse. The character of Pluto appears very often alongside his master and always proves to be a faithful dog, who loves and is loved by Mickey Mouse, even if he is a real troublemaker. The characteristic of Pluto is that he has no voice, remaining his character faithful to his being an animal that simply barks, unlike other Disney characters with speech, such as Mickey Mouse himself. The same characteristic is of Donald's cat, Malachi. A curiosity: the name Pluto was chosen by Disney for Mickey Mouse's dog in honor of a great astronomical discovery that took place in 1930, that of the planet Pluto (Pluto in English).
Technical data
Original title The Picnic
Country of Production United States of America
Year 1930
Duration 7 min
Technical data B / N
relationship: 1,37:1
Gender animation, comedy, music
Regia Burt Gillett
Producer Walt Disney
Production house Walt Disney Productions
Distribution in Italian Columbia Pictures
Entertainers Charles Byrne, Johnny Cannon, Les Clark, Jack Cutting, Norman Ferguson, David Hand, Wilfred Jackson, Jack King, Dick Lundy, Tom Palmer, Ben Sharpsteen, Frenchy de Tremaudan [1]
Original voice actors
Walt Disney: Mickey Mouse
Marcellite Garner: Minnie Mouse
Pinto Colvig as Rover (Pluto)
Italian voice actors
Alessandro Quarta: Mickey Mouse
Paola Valentini: Minnie
